This quarry was "on Swans Island, east side of the old harbor, not quite 1 mile east of Swans Island village and three-fourths mile southeast of Minturn." The operator was Matthew Baird Contracting Co., 433 East Ninety-second Street, New York. The granite from the quarry was reportedly a medium pinkish-buff color with a medium to coarse texture. Transport of the granite was by gravity and cable on a track 1,200 feet to the wharf.
The Baird Quarry opened in 1901. In 1905 the quarry measured 500 by 250 feet and had an average depth from 15 to 18 feet.
The granite from this quarry was used for random stone, dimension stone, and paving stone. The stone was transported to the company's cutting works in New York.